Author(s): Lisa Loveday

NZ Cookbooks

A hearty soup in three-quarters of an hour? Roast chicken in 30 minutes? A sinfully sticky pudding quicker than you can imagine? Yes, all this - and a whole lot more - is possible with the new generation of pressure cooker. No longer to be feared, these days pressure cookers are safe, sleek stainless steel devices that can cook just about anything, excelling in particular in turning cheap cuts of meat into mouth-wateringly tender morsels of flavour in no time at all. Given the busy lives most people now lead and the fact that not all of us are super-organised or have the time to prepare ahead for a slow cooker meal, a pressure cooker actually has a lot to offer. The spontaneity of deciding what to have for dinner later in the day rather than earlier - and not being restricted by cooking times is also very appealing. Then there are the nutritional advantages that a pressure cooker offers - did you know that fast cooking in an enclosed space such as a pressure cooker retains both flavour and nutrients? The New Zealand Pressure Cooker Cookbook is packed full of the kind of recipes that you'll want to make every night. Each dish is photographed in full colour and there are also heaps of useful hints and tips that will allow you to get the very best use out of your pressure cooker.